Need for Speed: Unbound
- Developer
- Criterion Games
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Released
- 29 November 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £59.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: racing
Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack that bumps in every corner of the world.
Best gaming PC for Need for Speed: Unbound in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Need for Speed: Unbound today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Electronic Arts on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 2600, Core i5-8600 | Ryzen 5 3600, Core i7-8700 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | RX 570, GTX 1050 Ti | Radeon RX5700 (8GB), GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB) |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Need for Speed: Unbound?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Ryzen 5 3600, Core i7-8700 and your GPU is at or above Radeon RX5700 (8GB), GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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